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Originally Posted by WiredGuy
Don't forget a lot of energy is still being produced by coal/oil or by other "dirty" means. The energy grid is definitely under utilized at night, but the idea of polluting with old technology isn't going to fly. The older energy producers need to convert to nuclear/hydro/wind before a major push to electric cars is done.
WG
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This debate has been run over a million times to be honest. Whilst it is a true point, (and I don't have the exact numbers at hands, I suggest you check Tesla's website as they do) even the dirtiest methods of electricity generation (coal, etc) are much more efficient (by the nature of the size of their operations, the technology, etc) and cleaner than petroleum based automobiles. All the math, etc is out there though, but it is a non-issue to rely on coal as a stepping stone - as I said it's still a hell of a lot cleaner the using internal combustion engines.